Control system



Nov. 10, 1942. M, A, EDWARDS r 2,301,689

CONTROL SYSTEM Filed Jan. 22, 1942 Inventors: Martin AEdwards, Russell 5. Sage, HaroldB. La Roque,

Their Attorneg.

Patented Nov. 10, 1942 CONTROL SYSTEM Martin A. Edwards, Scotia,

and Harold B.

General Electric Company, a

Schenectady, N. Y., assignors to Russell S. Sage, La Roque, Scotia,

corporation of New York Application January 22, 1942, Serial No. 427,786

9 Claims.

This invention relates to control systems, more particularly to systems for controlling the opera tion of electric motors, and it has for an object the provision of a simple, reliable, inexpensive and improved control system of this character.

More particularly, the invention relates to electric motor control systems for mine hoists and the like in which the motor is supplied from a generator, the voltage of which may be adjusted by means of a manually operated master controller to vary the speed of the motor, and a more specific object of the invention is the provision of a combined starter and regulator for maintaining the voltage supplied to the motor constant at a value corresponding to the speed for which the manually operated controller is set, irrespective of variations in load on the motor. I

Another object of the invention is the provision of means for limiting the current transmitted between the motor and generator to a predetermined maximum permissible value.

In mine hoist drives, the load frequently varies from peak values to light loads. Because of this wide variation in the load, the motor which drives the adjustable voltage generator may have a maximum output which is considerably smaller than the peak loads which are encoun-- tered and may be provided with a flywheel for storing energy during periods of light load and supplying energy to the generator during peak loads. However, as the flywheel gives up its energy, its speed, and likewise the speed of the generator, decreases with the result that the voltage supplied This causes the speed of the motor to decrease to a value which is substantially less than that for which the master controller is set. This reguletion of the motor speed is undesirable, and a further object of the invention is the provision of means for maintaining the speed of the hoist motor constant during periods of peak load.

In carrying the invention into effect in one form thereof, a motor such as the hoist motor of a mine hoist, drive is supplied from a generator that is provided with means for adjusting its voltage to vary the speed of the motor. The motor is accelerated to any desired speed and its speed maintained constant at the desired value by means of a combined starter and voltage regulator. This starter and regulator comprises a source of reference voltage and means for deriving a control voltage from the terminal voltage of the motor. The excitation of the supply generator is controlled by means of a speto the load motor decreases.

cial armature reaction excited dynamoelectric machine having a control field winding that is connected to be energized by the difference of the reference voltage and control voltage so that the terminal voltage of the motor is brought to correspondence with the reference voltage, and means are provided for adjusting the reference voltage, thereby to effect acceleration of the motor to a speed corresponding to the reference voltage.

For a better and more complete understanding of the invention, reference should now be had to the following specification and to the accompanying drawing, the single figure of which is a simple, diagrammatical illustration of an embodiment of the invention.

Referring now to the drawing, an electric motor I0 is connected to drive a load such as the cage of a mine hoist (not shown). This motor is illustrated as a direct current motor provided with a separately excited shunt field winding Illa. This field winding may be excited from any suitable source of excitation such as the exciter H to theterminals of which the field winding Illa is connected by means of conductors lflc.

The armature of the hoist motor I!) is supplied from an adjustable voltage direct current generator l2 which is driven at a speed that is preferably substantially constant by suitable driving means such as the induction motor l3. As shown, the armatures of the motor 10 and generator l2 and their respective commutating field windings lllb and l2a are connected in a series loop circuit. The voltage of generator l2 can be varied over a wide range by varying its excitation, and to this end the generator 12 is provided with a separately excited shunt field winding l2b which is excited by means of a special cross armature reaction excited direct armature reaction compensated dynamoelectric machine H. The dynamoelectric machine l4 differs from a conventional direct current machine in that it has a pair of auxiliary brushes 14a arranged on an axis that is normally displaced substantially 9O electrical degrees from the axis of the main load brushes Mb. These auxiliary brushes Ma are substantially short circuited by an external conductor which may or may not include in series therewith a low resistance field winding Me. A main control field winding comprising two coils Md and Me is arranged on the axis of the main load brushes and provides a relatively small number of ampere turns. However, the relatively small voltage induced in the armature between the auxiliary brushes by means of the control flux produces a very large current in the short circuit. and this short circuit current gives rise to a very large cross armature fiux in line with the short circuited brushes and therefore across. or at an angle, to the ordinary load current armature reaction which is normally substantially in line with the main load brushes Mb. It is this cross armature reaction flux which provides the main operating flux or excitation for the machine. By reason of the low inductance and low resistance of the circuit including the auxiliary brushes, a very small change in the control flux will produce a very large and a very rapid change in the voltage between the main brushes Mb. A series winding H) is connected in circuit with the main brushes for substantialiy c mpletely neutralizing or compensating for the direct armature reaction of the machine.

The control field winding coils Md and He are arranged to be connected for selective and reverse energization thereby to provide for generation of voltage of either polarity by the supply generator I 2 and thereby to provide for operation of the motor H) in either direction as desired. It may be assumed that the direction in which the motor it) rotates when the field winding coil Md is energized is the forward direction and conversely, that'the direction in which the motor Hi rotates when the coil Me is energized is the reverse direction.

The excitation of the control field winding coils Md and I 4c is jointly controlled by means of a master control switching mechanism l5 and a full wave rectifier network circuit l6 energized in accordance with the voltage supplied to the terminals of the hoist motor Hi. The master switch 55 is illustrated as a manually operated multiposition reversing type master switch. A potentiometer resistor I! is connected across the terminals of the exciter i i so that the voltage of the exciter is applied across the potentiometer resistor. This potentiometer resistor is provided with a series of stationary finger contacts Ha, i'lb, ilc, ild, He, and Hf. As shown, the master switch is provided with two series of movable contacts ii a and i527 which are so arranged that they progressively make contact with the stationary contacts as the master switch is advanced through its operating positions in either direction. All of the movable contacts of the two groups I5a and 152) are connected together and the junction point of the two groups is connected by means of a conductor to the segment i5c of the master switch. As the master switch is actvanced through its successive operating positions the voltage of the segment [50 is varied. In other words, the effect is the same as though the segment i5c were a slider being advanced along the potentiometer I1. The segments i5d and He of the master switch are so designed that one or the other of them makes contact with the stationary finger Na in all positions of the master switch except the off position. These segments are connected together by means of a jumper and are also connected by jumpers to the segment i5} of the master switch. Since the finger Ila of the master switch is connected to one side of the excitat on source. a voltage appears across the segments I50 and IS) in all p sitions of the master switch except the off position. and the magnitude of this voltage depends upon the position to which the master switch is advanced.

This voltage serves as a reference voltage for controlling the speed of the motor i0, and with this reference voltage, a control voltage derived from the voltage applied to the terminals of the motor 10 is compared. The segments Ho and l5f, across which the reference voltage appears. are connected in a series circuit including the resistor 18 and one or the other of the control field winding Md, Me of the dynamoelectric machine H and thence through one or the other of the pairs of reversing segments I59 or 15h of the master switch.

The control voltage which is to be compared with the reference voltage is derived from the voltage supplied to the motor in by means of the full wave rectifier network l6 whose input terminals are connected across the portion Isa of a voltage divider which comprises the resistors I and lb connected in series relationship across the terminals of the motor to. Since the voltage drop across the portion lilo of the voltage divider which is applied to the input terminals Isa and lSb of the rectifier is proportional to the voltage applied to the terminals of the motor l0. the voltage of the output terminals which is applied across the active portions of the resistor I8 is also proportional to the voltage applied to the terminals of the motor It). The polarity of the voltage across the output terminals of the rectifier I6 is independent of the polarity of the input voltage and is therefore also independent of the polarity of the voltage applied to the terminals of the motor ID from which the input voltage is derived. The output terminals I50 and 16d of the rectifier are so connected to the active portion of the resistor 18 that the output voltage opposes the reference voltage derived from the potentiometer I1. Assuming the righthand excitation bus I lb to be the positive bus. then the positive output terminal lid of the rectifier will be connected to the movable contact l8a of the variable resistor. and the output terminal 660 will be connected to the other terminal of the active portion of resistor it. Although the rectifier I5 may be of any suitable type. it is preferably a surface contact type rectifier such, for example, as the well-known copper oxide rectifier.

For the purpose of limiting the current transmitted between the armatures of the generator 12 and the motor ID to a predetermined safe value, the armature reaction excited dynamoelectric machine 14 is provided with an additional,

field winding Hg arranged on the load axis of the machine and connected so that it acts differently with respect to the energized coil of the control field winding. This additional field winding lg is energized by a. voltage equal to the difference between a reference voltage and a voltage proportional to the current transmitted between the armatures of the generator and motor. This reference voltage is supplied to a potentiometer 20 which is connected to the output terminals of a full wave rectifier 2! the input terminals of which are connected through a transformer 22 to a suitable source of alternating voltage. As indicated, the rectifier 21 is pref erably of the same type as the rectifier Hi.

The voltage proportional to the current transmitted between the armatures of generator l2 and motor 10 is provided by means of a suitable voltage drop device included in the armature loop circuit. Although a suitable shunt or resistor may be employed for this purpose, it is preferred to utilize the voltage drop across the comdisconnect the control fluid winding coil mutating field windings (2a and lb. The armature terminal of the commutating field winding IBZJ is connected by means of conductor 23 and rcversely connected half wave rectifiers 24 and 25 to points of different voltage on the potentiometer 20, and an intermediate voltage point on the potentiometer 20 is connected to one terminal of the field winding Hg. The other terminal of the field winding Hg is connected to the armature terminal of the commutating field winding Ma. The reversely connected rectifiers 24 and 25 provide for comparing the voltage drop across the commutating field windings l2a and I Do with the voltage across one or the other of the portions 20a or 2% of the potentiometer 20, depending upon the direction of current fiow between the armatures of the generator and motor, and also serve to prevent energization of the current limit field winding Mg at all times when the current transmitted between the armatures of the generator l2 and motor in is less than the predetermined safe value.

When the lower armatur terminal of the generator I2 is positive and when the voltage drop across the commutating field windings Na and "lb exceeds the voltage drop across the portion 20a of the potentiometer 20, current will fiow through the field winding Hg in the direction in dicated by the solid arrow. When the current transmitted between the generator and the motor is in the reverse direction and the voltage drop across the commutating field windings Ho and Iflb exceeds the voltage drop across the portion 20b of the potentiometer, current will fiow through the field winding Hg in the reverse direction. v i

A contactor 26 under the control of the master switch l5 serves when operated to its closed position to complete the excitation circuit between the rectifier l6 and the field coils Md and Me of the control field winding of dynamoelectric machine l4. When contactor 26 is deenergized and dropped out, its normally closed contacts 26a, 26b prepare for the completion of an excitation circuit from the control field winding coil paratus and its organization in the system, the

operation of the system itself will readily be un derstood from the following detailed description. The switching device 28 is operated to the position in which it connects the terminals of the exciter H to the excitation busses Ha and Ill). It may be assumed that the exciter H is being driven by suitable driving means (not shown) and that it is generating a voltage of the desired value as determined by the setting of the field rheostat He.

The motor I is started in the forward direction by advancing themaster switch IE to its first forward operating position in which the segment I50 makes contact with the finger lla, thereby completing an energizing circuit for the operating coil of contactor 26. This circuit is traced from the positive excitation bus lib through the operating coil of contactor 26 to segments lEf and Id of the master switch to the negative excitation bus He. spends to the energization of its operating coil to open its normally closed contacts 26a and 26b to Me from the terminals of the motor l0 and to close its normally open contacts 260 and 26d. Con- Contacto-r 26 re- F v the master switch to the segment I50 and thence through conductor 29 and rectifier 30, potentiometer resistor l8 and contact 26c to and through field coil Md, half Wave rectifier 3|, fingers I51 and 1510 of the master switch bridged by segments I59 and thence to segment l5 and the negative excitation bus Ha.

As a result of the excitation of its control field I winding Md, current is caused to flow in the short circuit of the dynamoelectric machine H, and this short circuit current produces across armature reaction flux which causes current to be supplied from the load brushes Nb to th main field winding l2b f the adjustable voltage gen erator l2. 7 As a result, generator l2 generates a voltage which is supplied to the armature terminals of the motor l0 and this causes the motor I! to accelerate. The voltage supplied to the terminals of the motor l0 produces a voltage at the output terminals of the rectifier l6 which opposes the reference voltage between the segments He and l5f of the master switch and as a result, the control field coil Md is energized by the difference between this opposing voltage and the reference voltage. Since the control voltage derived from the motor terminals opposes the reference voltage, the excitation of the field coil Md is decreased. Howevcr, the accelerat on of the motor continues until the difference between the control voltage and the reference voltage is such that any further increase in the ccntrol voltage would produce a decrease in the speed of the motor ii; in other words, the acceleration continues until a balance is established in the system.

The acceleration of the motor to maximi m speed is completed by advancing the master switch l5 through its succe sive operating positions to its final position. At each-operating position of the master switch, the speed of the motor I0 is accelerated to a new high value corresconding to the position of the master switch in the manner described in connection with the operaton of the master switch to the first position.

During periods when the motor in is at rest or during periods when the load on the motor I0 is less than the maximum power output of the inducti n motor l4, energy is stored in the flywheel Kid. On the other hand, during periods when the load on the hoist motor i0 exceeds the maximum power output of the induction motor I3, the speed of the induct on motor decreases and as a result, the flywheel He. gives up its energy to the system to make up for the deficiency between the power demanded by the load and the amount which the induction motor 13 is able to supply. As a result. he voltage of the supply generator l2 decreases and th s of course reduces the speed of the hoist motor Hi. In the abs nce of any means for mainta ning the volta e applied to the motor ill substantially constant during pe iods of peak load. the decrease in the spe d. of the motor l6 as a result of. the decrease in the voltage of the generator l2 would attain a very ubstantial value and his would be highly I t ol voltage across the output terminals of the rectifier l6 and the reference voltage increases,

with the result that the excitation of the dynamoelectric machine 14 is increased and the excitation and voltage of the generator 12 are correspondingly increased. As a result, the speed of the motor i is increased and this increase in speedcontinues until the balanced condition between the control voltage and the reference voltage is reestablished, which occurs when the speed of the motor I0 is restored to the correct value corresponding to the operating position of the master switch l5. Thus, the voltage supplied to the motor in and the speed thereof are regulated and maintained substantially constant at values corresponding to the operating position of the master switch at all times during the operation.

When the current transmitted between the armatures of the generator l2 and motor In is less than a predetermined safe value, the field winding coil Hg is entirely deenergized. However, if the current should exceed this predetermined safe value, the field winding coil Ilg will become energized in a direction to oppose the excitation of the control field winding. Assuming the current in the armature circuit of the generator l2 and motor H] to be flowing in the direction from the lower terminal of the generator to the lower terminal of the motor, current will begin now in the current limit field winding Hg in the direction of the solid arrow when the voltage drop across the commutating field windings We and 02) exceeds the voltage drop across the portion 20a of the potentiometer and conversely, when the current flow is in the opp site direction, current will fiow in the oppoe d'section through the current limit field nc. 54;; when the voltage drop across the commutating field windings 12a and I6?) exceeds the voltage drop across the portion 20b of the po ntid eter. As a result of the excitati of e current limit field winding Hg, th voltage of the generator I2 is reduced until the current transmitted between the generator and motor dc creases to the predetermined safe value, at which value the voltage drop across the commutating field windings E o and Nb is less than the voltem 0' "\s the portion of the potentiometer the commutating field voltage drop co red. This current limit feature mes during the operation of or i2 to the motor i l in either 32 and maximum torque contactor 33 oiled t ereby are provided whereby the opecalibrate the current limit. setslnt nilimit control means, so as to obtain Ii our torque on the hoist motor, in case this iruble for emergency operation. This push button is preferably of the momentary conand be operated by pressure from ".LONS foot and is preferably located it? the operator cannot comfortably maintain ation for extended period. Deprese or 33 ;he rein circuit between the output rectifier 2i and the potentisult, the reference ometer fill is if g a current which -reeds the predetermined es to limit the current supadded feature, a maximum torque push motor l0 before the voltage drop across the commutating field windings I21: and lllb will equal the new voltage drop across the active portion of the potentiometer to render the current limiting means effective.

If, during conditions of overhauling load, or if for any other reason such as notching back the master switch too rapidly toward the off position, the terminal voltage of the motor l0 should become greater than the reference voltage across the segments I50 and lif, the half wave rectifier 30 which is included in the control field circuit will prevent the terminal voltage of the motor from reversing the excitation of the control field winding of the dynamoelectric machine I4.

The speed of the motor l0 may be decelerated to any desired lower value by notching back the master switch to a lower speed operating position or to the central oil position. It notched back to the ofi position, the operating circuit for the energizing coil of contactor 26 will be interrupted and in response to deenergization, contactor 25 will open its normally open contacts 26c and 26d and will close its normally closed contacts 26a and 26b. Contact 260 in opening interrupts the excitation circuit of the control field winding coil Md, and contacts 26a and 26b in closing prepare or partially complete an energizing circuit from the armature terminals of the motor 10 to the reverse control field winding coil Me. When the voltage of the motor III has decreased to a predetermined low value, the voltage responsive relay 2! will drop out and close its contacts to complete this excitation circuit for the reverse field winding coil Me. As a result, the terminal voltage of the motor l0 reverses the excitation of the armature reaction excited dynamoelectric machine H which in turn reverses its voltage, thereby to apply reverse voltage to the field winding I 2b of the supply generator. As a result, the voltage of the supply generator is forced to decay very rapidly and when it attains Zero value, this decay forcing action terminates.

The reverse operation of the system is identical with the forward operation with the exception that the master switch is advanced through its left-hand opera ing position and the reversing segment [5h ects the reverse control field winding Me of L armature reaction excited dynamoelectric .ie in the excitation circuit. When the motor v is operating in the reverse direction, the polarity of its terminal voltage is also reversed and cowequently when the master switch I5 is notched b k from a reverse operating position to the c plied to the reverse n the correct directior generator voltage in connection with the in If desired, a suite d winding He will b in force the decay of the manner described in rd operation.

high resistance device such for example as tn ow tube 35 may be connected across the rcctfier 30. Thus. although the rectifier 30 prevents reversal of the control field of the armature reaction excited dynamoelectric machine l4 when the voltage derived from the terminals of the hoist motor exceeds the reference voltage, as when the master switch is being notch-ed back from an operating position to the oil position. the glow tube will allow a very smallv amount of reverse current to flow in the control field winding thereby to initiate the deceleral'ion. Furthermore, the glow tube 35 acts as an indicating device. During the accelerating period current flows through the rectifier 30 in the intended direction. Consequently. the voltthe rectifier is insufficient to age drop across cause current to fiow through the glow tube 35 and theglow tube will therefore be dark. However,'if therectifier 30 is open circuited, one of the plates of the glow tube 35 will glow during the starting-up period, thereby giving an indication of a fault in the rectifier circuit. During the decelerating period when the master switch is being notched back toward the off position, current cannot fiow in the reverse direction through the rectifier 30, and accordingly, a voltage can build up across the rectifier which is sufficient to cause current to fiow through the glow tube in the reverse direction and accordingly, this will cause the other plate of the glow tube to glow. If the rectifier 30 should be short clrcuited, the glow tube will not glow at any time during the operation of the system. Thus the glow tube 35 indicates the condition of the rectifier circuit at all times during the operation of the system.

Although in accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes this invention has been described as embodied in concrete form and the principle thereof has been explained together with the best mode in which it is now contemplated applying that principle, it will be understood that the apparatus shown and described is merely illustrative and that the invention is not limited thereto, since alterations and modificaions will readilysuggest 'themselevs to persons skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit of this invention or from the scope of the annexed claims. v

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

- 1. A control system for hoists and the like comprising, in combination, an adjustable voltage generator, an electric motor supplied therefrom, a combined starter'and voltage regulator comprising a, source of voltage, means for deriving from said source a reference voltage proportional to a desired operating speed of said motor, means for deriving a control voltage from the terminal voltage of said motor, and means for controlling the excitation of said generator comprising a cross armature reaction excited direct armature reaction compensated dynamoelectric machine provided with a control field winding connected to be, excited by the dlfierence of said reference voltage and said control voltage, and means for adjusting said reference voltage thereby to effect acceleration of said motor, and means for limiting the current transmitted between said motor and generator to a predetermined value comprising an additional field winding on said dynamo electric machine connected to be excited by the armature current of said motor and to oppose said control field winding,

2. A control system for hoists and the like comprising in combination, an adjustable voltage generator, an electric motor supplied therefrom, a combined starter and voltage regulator comprising a source of voltage, means for deriving from said source a reference voltage proportional to a desired operating speed of said motor, means for deriving a control voltage from the terminal voltage of said motor comprising a full wave rectifier connected to the terminals of said motor for producing a rectified voltage of constant polarity irrespective of the polarity of said motor terminal voltage, and means for controlling the excitation of said generator comprising a cross armature reaction excited direct armature reaction compensated dynamo-electric machine provided with a control field winding connected to be excited by the difference of said reference voltage and said rectified control voltage, and means for varying said reference voltage thereby to accelerate said motor, and means for limiting the current transmitted between said generator and motor to a predetermined value comprising an additional field winding on said dynamoelectric machine connected to be excited by the armature current of said motor and to oppose said control field winding.

3. A control system for hoists and the like comprising in combination, an adjustable voltagegenerator, an electric motor supplied therefrom, a combined starter and voltage regulator comprising a source of direct current, means for deriving from said source a reference voltage proportional to a desired operating speed of said motor, means for deriving a control'voltage from the terminal voltage of said motor comprising a full wave rectifier connected to the terminals of said motor for producing a rectified voltage of constant polarity irrespective of the polarity of said motor terminal voitage, means for controlling the excitation of said generator comprising a cross armature reaction excited direct armature reaction compensated dynamoelectric machine provided with a control field winding connected in a series circuit with said reference voltage and control voltage deriving means, and a rectifier included in said series circuit for preventin reversal of the excitation of said control field winding by said terminal voltage during normal operation. I

, 4. A control system fo hoists and the like comprising in combination, an adjustable voltage generator, an electric motor supplied from said generator, starting means for said motor comprising a direct current source, means for deriving from said source a reference voltage proportional to a desired operating speed of said motor, means for deriving a control voltage from the terminal voltage of said motor and means for controlling the excitation of said generator comprising a cross armature reaction excited direct armature reaction compensated dynamoelectric machine provided with a control field winding connected to be excited by the difference of said control voltage and said reference voltage and means for varying said reference voltage to accelerate said motor, and means for limiting the current transmitted between said generator and motor in both directions comprising a source of reference potential, a voltage drop device connected in circuit between said generator and motor, electrical connections including reversely connected rectifiers from points of difierent potential of said reference potential source to one terminal of said voltage drop device and a second field winding on said dynamoelectric machine connected h n the opposite terminal of said voltage drop to a point of intermediate potential of l reference potential source so as to oppose the excitation of said control field winding.

5. A control system comprising in combination, an adjustable voltage generator, an electric motor supplied from said generator, starting means for said motor comprising a source of adjustable voltage, means for deriving a control voltage from the terminals of said motor and means for controlling the excitation of said generator comprising a cross armature reaction excited direct armature reaction compensated dynamoeleotrio machine provided with a main control field winding connected to be excited by the difference of said voltages, means for lhniting the current transmitted between said generator and motor to a predetermined value comprising a source of reference voltage, a voltage drop device connectedin the circuit between said generator and motor, electrical connections from one terminal of said voltage drop device to points of different voltage of said reference voltage source, an auxiliary field winding on said dynamoelectric machine connected from the other terminal of said voltage drop device to a point of intermediate voltage of said reference voltage source, and reversely connected rectifiers included in said connections to provide for energization of said auxiliary winding to oppose said main field winding in response to transmission of current in either direction between said generator and motor and only when the voltage drop across said voltage drop device exceeds the voltage between said intermediate connection and either of said points of different voltage.

6. A control system comprising in combination, an adjustable voltage generator, an electric motor supplied therefrom, a combined motor starter and regulator for the voltage supplied to said motor comprising a source of direct current, means for deriving a reference voltage from said source, means for deriving a control voltage from the terminals of said motor, means for controlling th excitation of said generator comprising a dynamoelectric machine provided with a control field winding connected to be excited by the difference of said voltages and a master switching device having an off position and operable to an operating position for varying said reference voltage to accelerate said motor, a rectifier connected in circuit with said control field winding to prevent reversal of the excitation thereof by the voltage supplied to said motor during normal operation, and means responsive to return of said master switch to said off position for interrupting the excitation of said control field winding and for providing for excitation of said control field winding by the terminal voltage of said motor in a direction to force the decay of the field of said generator.

7. A control system comprising in combination, an adjustable voltage generator, an electric motor supplied therefrom, a combined starter and regulator for the voltage supplied to said motor comprising a source of direct current, means for deriving a reference voltage from said source, means for deriving a control voltage from the terminals of said motor comprising a full wave rectifier connected to the terminals of said motor, means for controlling the excitation of said generator comprising a dynamoelectric machine provided with a control field winding connected in circuit with said control voltage and reference voltage producing means, and a master switch having an off position and operable to an operating position for varying said reference voltage to accelerate said motor, a unidirectional conducting device included in said circuitfor p eventing machine by the voltage supplied to said motor during normal operation of said motor, and means responsive to the return of said master switch to off position for interrupting the excitation circuit of said control field winding and providing excitation of said dynamoeiectric machire by the terminal voltage of said motor in r force the decay of the voltage of l i 8. A control system comprising in combination, a motor and an adjustable voltage generator and flywheel driven thereby, said motor having a predetermined maximum power output capacity, a load motor supplied from said generator for driving a load having short duration peak values in excess of said maximum output capaci a combined starter and voltage regulator comprising a source of voltage, means for deriving a reference voltage from said source proportional to a desired operating speed of said motor, means for deriving a control voltage from the terminal voltage of said load motor, and means for controlling the excitation of said generator to maintain the terminal voltage of said motor substantially corn stant during said peak loads comprising cross armature reaction excited direct armature reaction compensated dynamoelectric machine provided with a control field winding connected to be excited by the difference of said reference voltage and said control voltage, and means for vars ing said reference voltage thereby to cfiect celeration of said load motor.

9. A control system comprising in combination, an adjustable voltage generator, an electric m0- tor supplied therefrom, a combined motor starter and regulator for the voltage supplied to said motor comprising a source of direct current. means for deriving a reference voltage from said source, means for deriving a control voltage from the terminals of said motor, means for controlling the excitation of said generator comprising a dynamoelectric machine provided with a control field winding connected to be excited by the difference of said voltages and a master switching device having an off position and operable to an operating position for varying said reference voltage to accelerate said motor, a rectifier connected in circuit with said control field winding to prevent reversal of the excitation thereof by the voltage supplied to said motor during normal operation, means responsive to return of said master switch to of! position for interrupting the excitation circuit of said control field winding and for preparing an excitation circuit to armature circuit of said motor and generator, and means responsive to a predetermined value of the voltage applied to said motor for completing said excitation circuitin a direction to force the decay of the field of said generator.

MARTIN A. EDWARDS. RUSSELL S. SAGE. HAROLD B. LA ROQUE. 

